We all know that breast is best but what if you are going back to work or in the case of Olivia Coates, full-time study? The Lansinoh Electric Breast Pump comes into its own for working mums who want to continue with breastfeeding and supplying breast milk in a bottle.
Cleanse, tone and moisurise, then add a weekly mask for a healthy skin routine. Anne Coates tried out the NouriFusion Mulitviatmin Cleanser, Multivitamin Toner and Mulitvitamin Moisturiser plus the Clarifying Mask from the NouriFusion range.
Is it a dressing gown, is it a towel or a beach cover up? The Morrck Splasha fulfills all these roles perfectly, writes Alex Bell whose daughter Pippa loved it at first sight.
A doorway bouncer was one of Olivia's favourite toys and the Tippitoes version has been a great success for her daughter Harriet as Anne Coates reports.
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Breast is best and Medela have come up with a solution for breastfeeding mothers who need to leave a bottle of expressed milk: Calma the bottle with a teat which makes a baby replicate the action of breastfeeding. Anne Coates was impressed when she fed Harriet using the Calma bottle while Olivia was working.
For children who are too young to count sheep to get off to sleep, easidream has the answer: ewan™ the dream sheep. Olivia Coates put his expertise to the test.
From Close Parent, the makers of The Pop-in reusable birth-to-potty nappy, a changing mat with a difference which gets a glowing review from Anne Coates.
Alma Win products are especially good for people whose family members suffer from allergies. Karen Trinder who has recently moved was keen to try them as daughter Lucy suffers from several allergies.
The transition from nappies to pants can be time-consuming so Alex Bell was happy to try out Close Parents training pants on Pippa and was delighted with the product.
After a very successful competition for the Make My Day Bottle Warmer, Parenting Without Tears was keen to try out this stylish gadget which has many applications, writes Anne Coates.
Mamas and Papas have solved the problem of one parent carrying the baby in a sling and then wanting to pass to the other parent: one baby pod, two harnesses and you have the Morph Baby Carrier. Olivia Coates tried it out for Parenting Without Tears.
New to the UK, the Sivercare range of toothbrushes addresses the problem of germs left on a conventional toothbrush after use. Nine year-old Joe explained to his mother, Louise Pollard, why he liked using the toothbrush.
It's one thing getting your child potty-trained, quite another to know what to do while you are out and about and your toddler needs the loo. Carry My Potty has come to the rescue and Shelly Burns tried it out with daughter Freya for Parenting Without Tears.
